REFERENCE
Read about the life and work of Salman Rushdie, an Indian-born English novelist and critic, in this biography.
ACTIVITIES
These activities are designed to help your reading of The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun safety and accident prevention.
Students answer what they would do if they found a gun. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun safety and…
Put Gorp's story back in order. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun safety and accident prevention.
Students pretend to be the town's mayor, listing ways they would promote non-violence. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a…
The following exercises are activities for before and after you read The Gorp's Gift.
Read a biography of the fictional secret agent James Bond – created by Ian Fleming – to learn more about this…
Sir Thomas More is a Catholic saint. Read this biography to learn more about the life and death of this British writer…
TEACHING RESOURCE
Assign these essay topics to your class when reading Barbara Robinson's book The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
The amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
Mark Spitz claimed seven gold medals and broke an Olympic record during his successful career.
Profile of Jesse Owens, track and field champion of the 1936 Summer Olympic Games.
Read this biography to learn more about Oscar Wilde, the famous Irish writer who penned the play The Importance of Being…
Pictures of Harry Potter cover art from around the world.
Harry Potter book covers from around the world.
Take a look at these images of Harry Potter cover art from around the world.
A question and answer session with J.K. Rowling.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became the president of Liberia in January, 2006. The first woman ever elected head of an African…
The first of four articles answering questions about dinosaurs. This article covers the following issues: when dinosaurs…
The second of four articles answering questions about dinosaurs. This article covers the following issues: how dinosaurs…
The third of four articles answering questions about dinosaurs. This article covers the following issues: what dinosaurs…
The last of four articles answering questions about dinosaurs. This article covers the following issues: what colors…
An article dispelling myths about various explorers.
This biography details the life of So You Want to Be President author Judith St. George.
